BCSSE
Beginning College Survey of Student Engagement
Institutional Report
NSSE’s Precollege Student Experiences and Expectations Survey
NSSEville State University
BCSSE Institutional Report 2008
Beginning College Survey of Student Engagement
BCSSE Institutional Report 2008 Introduction
Guide to Your Report Students enter your campus with a variety of backgrounds and experiences that relate to their academic engagement and success. The purpose of BCSSE is to provide your campus with valuable and timely information that will allow you to positively impact the first-year experiences of your students. The BCSSE Institutional Report 2008 contains three sections that highlight important characteristics related to your incoming first-year class. The first section of this report describes the background characteristics of your first-year students who responded to the survey. The second section contains the frequency distributions for all questions on the survey. Overall results for your institution are presented, as well as results by gender and first-generation status. The third section contains the overall institutional means for six BCSSE scales. These scales provide important information regarding high school academic engagement, expected first-year academic engagement, as well as an assessment of expected first-year academic performance. Similar to the frequency distributions, the mean differences are also reported by gender and first-generation status. In total, this report provides your institution with the best estimates of your incoming first-year student academic characteristics. Student Comparisons As described above, your BCSSE Institutional Report 2008 contains results by gender and firstgeneration status. The results are presented by student subgroup because of the importance to better understand the diversity of student experiences within each campus. With a better understanding of student variation, you may more effectively target important academic resources to the students who are in the most need. Though this report only examines group differences by gender and first-generation status, there are many other important subgroups to consider depending on the unique circumstances of your campus. BCSSE Reports Don't forget that this Institutional Report is one of two reports. BCSSE was designed as a companion to the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE). By participating in NSSE in the spring of 2009, you will also receive a BCSSE 2008-NSSE 2009 Report that provides a detailed longitudinal analysis of your first-year students. Where to Find More Information To see a sample of the BCSSE 2008-NSSE 2009 Report, go to: www.bcsse.iub.edu. More information about NSSE, including regsitration deadline, can be found at www.nsse.iub.edu.
BCSSE 2008 Respondent Characteristics
NSSEville State University
Respondents
Count %
Number of Surveys Completed Mode of Completion Paper Web When Student Completed BCSSE Before attending orientation While attending orientation After attending orientation Not applicable, not attending orientation Student Characteristics Enrollment Status Full-time Less than full-time Gender Female Male Race/Ethnicity American Indian or other Native American Asian, Asian American, or Pacific Islander Black or African American White (non-Hispanic) Mexican or Mexican American Puerto Rican Other Hispanic or Latino Multiracial Other I prefer not to respond High School Graduation Year 2005 or earlier 2006 2007 2008 First Generation Status Yes No International or Foreign National Student Yes No
798 562 236 118 627 38 1
100 70 30 15 80 5 0
753 13 465 304 5 29 65 575 14 16 14 21 7 22 3 1 7 782 308 380 11 753
98 2 60 40 1 4 8 75 2 2 2 3 1 3 0 0 1 99 45 55 1 99
NSSEville State University
BCSSE 2008
Frequency Distributions
Interpreting the Frequency Distributions
NSSEville State University
Variables
The items from the BCSSE survey appear in the left column of the report with the same wording as they appear on the instrument.
Variable Name
The variable name as it appears in the data file and codebook.
Selected Student Comparisons Institution-Level
Results for each item for the institution overall. Results for each item by gender and firstgeneration status.
BCSSE 2008 Frequency Distributions
NSSEville State University
Gender All Students
Variable Scale Response Options Count %
First Generationa
Male Yes
% Count %
Female
Count %
No
Count %
Count
You are taking this survey:
tksrvy
Before attending orientation While attending orientation After attending orientation N/A, not attending orientation Total
171 1,009 240 13 1,433
12 70 17 1 100
110 531 155 10 806
14 66 19 1 100
60 471 78 3 612
10 77 13 0 100
97 186 119 8 410
24 45 29 2 100
56 769 96 5 926
6 83 10 1 100
Response Options Scale Name
Indicates which scale includes this item (if applicable). HSE=High School Academic Engagement EAE=Expected Academic Engagement EAP=Expected Academic Perseverance EAD=Expected Academic Difficulty PAP=Perceived Academic Preparation ICE=Importance of Campus Environment Response options presented as they appear on the survey.
Count
The actual number of students who answered within each response category.
Column Percentage (%)
The percentage of students responding to the particular option in each question.
BCSSE 2008 Frequency Distributions
NSSEville State University
Gender
All Students
Variable Scale Response Options Count %
First Generationa
Male Yes
% Count %
Female
Count %
No
Count %
Count
You are taking this survey:
tksrvy
1. Please write in the year you graduated from high school. (for example, "2008"):
hgradyr_r
2. From which type of high school did you graduate? (Select only one.)
htype
3. What were most of your high school grades? (Select only one.)
hgrades
Before attending orientation While attending orientation After attending orientation N/A, not attending orientation Total 2005 and earlier 2006 2007 2008 Total Public Private, religiously-affiliated Private, independent Home school Other (e.g., GED) Total C- or lower C C+ BB B+ AA Grades not used Total
118 627 38 1 784 3 1 7 782 793 668 107 13 2 4 794 3 6 37 59 222 184 125 153 0 789 11 549 228 788 2 154 555 711
15 80 5 0 100 0 0 1 99 100 84 13 2 0 1 100 0 1 5 7 28 23 16 19 0 100 1 70 29 100 0 22 78 100
62 376 23 0 461 1 0 3 458 462 393 60 6 2 2 463 1 2 16 28 120 117 78 99 0 461 6 305 148 459 2 79 346 427
13 82 5 0 100 0 0 1 99 100 85 13 1 0 0 100 0 0 3 6 26 25 17 21 0 100 1 66 32 100 0 19 81 100
50 232 12 0 294 2 0 4 297 303 249 44 7 0 2 302 2 4 20 29 88 61 45 50 0 299 5 226 69 300 0 68 190 258
17 79 4 0 100 1 0 1 98 100 82 15 2 0 1 100 1 1 7 10 29 20 15 17 0 100 2 75 23 100 0 26 74 100
30 260 15 0 305 2 0 1 302 305 258 44 4 0 2 308 1 3 20 21 84 74 46 54 0 303 4 204 95 303 1 46 225 272
10 85 5 0 100 1 0 0 99 100 84 14 1 0 1 100 0 1 7 7 28 24 15 18 0 100 1 67 31 100 0 17 83 100
77 278 18 0 373 1 0 6 372 379 311 54 8 2 2 377 1 2 11 26 100 79 67 90 0 376 6 280 90 376 1 93 244 338
21 75 5 0 100 0 0 2 98 100 82 14 2 1 1 100 0 1 3 7 27 21 18 24 0 100 2 74 24 100 0 28 72 100
4. To date, in which of the following math classes did you earn a passing grade? a. Pre-calculus/Trigonometry hprecalc Did not pass Passed Did not take Total b. Calculus hcalc Did not pass Passed Did not take Total
a
First generation is defined as no parent or guardian having graduated with a 4-year college degree.
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BCSSE 2008 Frequency Distributions
NSSEville State University
Gender
All Students
Variable Scale Response Options Count %
First Generationa
Male Yes
% Count %
Female
Count %
No
Count %
Count
c. Probability or Statistics
hstats
Did not pass Passed Did not take Total
6 198 503 707 0 1 1 6 753 28 789 0 0 6 137 590 56 789 0 0 18 251 470 46 785 0 2 27 302 425 30 786
1 28 71 100 0 0 0 1 95 4 100 0 0 1 17 75 7 100 0 0 2 32 60 6 100 0 0 3 38 54 4 100
4 110 311 425 0 1 1 1 438 20 461 0 0 4 90 335 31 460 0 0 10 155 266 26 457 0 1 14 185 241 19 460
1 26 73 100 0 0 0 0 95 4 100 0 0 1 20 73 7 100 0 0 2 34 58 6 100 0 0 3 40 52 4 100
2 84 171 257 0 0 0 2 291 6 299 0 0 1 45 230 24 300 0 0 6 85 189 19 299 0 1 13 101 172 10 297
1 33 67 100 0 0 0 1 97 2 100 0 0 0 15 77 8 100 0 0 2 28 63 6 100 0 0 4 34 58 3 100
3 70 201 274 0 0 1 0 294 12 307 0 0 3 52 236 15 306 0 0 4 98 193 11 306 0 1 8 125 159 12 305
1 26 73 100 0 0 0 0 96 4 100 0 0 1 17 77 5 100 0 0 1 32 63 4 100 0 0 3 41 52 4 100
1 98 234 333 0 0 0 2 363 10 375 0 0 2 70 273 31 376 0 0 9 118 214 32 373 0 1 14 130 215 14 374
0 29 70 100 0 0 0 1 97 3 100 0 0 1 19 73 8 100 0 0 2 32 57 9 100 0 0 4 35 57 4 100
5. During high school, how many years of the following subjects did you complete? a. English/Literature heng 0 years 1 year 2 years 3 years 4 years 5 or more years Total b. Math hmath 0 years 1 year 2 years 3 years 4 years 5 or more years Total c. Science hsci 0 years 1 year 2 years 3 years 4 years 5 or more years Total d. History/Social Sciences hhist 0 years 1 year 2 years 3 years 4 years 5 or more years Total
a
First generation is defined as no parent or guardian having graduated with a 4-year college degree.
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BCSSE 2008 Frequency Distributions
NSSEville State University
Gender
All Students
Variable Scale Response Options Count %
First Generationa
Male Yes
% Count %
Female
Count %
No
Count %
Count
e. Foreign Language
hforlan
0 years 1 year 2 years 3 years 4 years 5 or more years Total
14 16 213 323 206 19 791 390 152 78 42 29 61 752 255 105 66 63 45 222 756 4 53 202 328 209 796 3 32 205 298 258 796
2 2 27 41 26 2 100 52 20 10 6 4 8 100 34 14 9 8 6 29 100 1 7 25 41 26 100 0 4 26 37 32 100
5 7 116 197 125 12 462 222 92 54 24 21 25 438 149 64 41 37 32 119 442 1 29 104 191 138 463 3 21 108 161 171 464
1 2 25 43 27 3 100 51 21 12 5 5 6 100 34 14 9 8 7 27 100 0 6 22 41 30 100 1 5 23 35 37 100
8 8 85 119 74 6 300 153 53 21 16 8 35 286 95 38 24 24 12 96 289 3 24 93 122 62 304 0 10 92 126 75 303
3 3 28 40 25 2 100 53 19 7 6 3 12 100 33 13 8 8 4 33 100 1 8 31 40 20 100 0 3 30 42 25 100
10 8 87 117 77 7 306 163 66 29 16 11 13 298 106 44 25 24 19 77 295 3 20 75 121 88 307 2 12 77 117 99 307
3 3 28 38 25 2 100 55 22 10 5 4 4 100 36 15 8 8 6 26 100 1 7 24 39 29 100 1 4 25 38 32 100
1 5 91 167 103 10 377 169 64 38 20 17 43 351 109 46 30 33 20 122 360 1 26 97 161 94 379 1 15 97 146 120 379
0 1 24 44 27 3 100 48 18 11 6 5 12 100 30 13 8 9 6 34 100 0 7 26 42 25 100 0 4 26 39 32 100
6. During high school, how many of the following types of classes did you complete? a. Advanced Placement (AP) hapcl 0 classes classes 1 class 2 classes 3 classes 4 classes 5 or more classes Total b. Honors classes (not AP) taught at your high school hhonor 0 classes 1 class 2 classes 3 classes 4 classes 5 or more classes Total 7. During your last year of high school, about how much reading and writing did you do? a. Assigned reading (textbooks or hreadasg HSE None other course materials) Very little Some Quite a bit Very much Total b. Writing short papers or reports (5 or fewer pages) hwrite5 HSE None Very little Some Quite a bit Very much Total
a
First generation is defined as no parent or guardian having graduated with a 4-year college degree.
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BCSSE 2008 Frequency Distributions
NSSEville State University
Gender
All Students
Variable Scale Response Options Count %
First Generationa
Male Yes
% Count %
Female
Count %
No
Count %
Count
c. Writing longer papers or reports (more than 5 pages)
hwrite5m
HSE
None Very little Some Quite a bit Very much Total
70 242 269 125 85 791
9 31 34 16 11 100
45 140 137 78 62 462
10 30 30 17 13 100 2 37 31 15 8 4 1 2 100 18 10 11 18 20 14 5 3 100 13 30 13 17 14 4 3 5 100
25 98 118 41 18 300 10 133 107 33 16 3 1 0 303 85 34 42 41 50 30 9 10 301 36 58 48 56 48 25 7 26 304
8 33 39 14 6 100 3 44 35 11 5 1 0 0 100 28 11 14 14 17 10 3 3 100 12 19 16 18 16 8 2 9 100
30 97 99 51 27 304 10 135 92 34 22 7 3 4 307 65 26 35 44 63 49 13 12 307 54 89 38 47 36 20 9 15 308
10 32 33 17 9 100 3 44 30 11 7 2 1 1 100 21 8 11 14 21 16 4 4 100 18 29 12 15 12 6 3 5 100
30 117 133 54 43 377 7 137 130 60 26 12 3 5 380 84 50 49 71 69 35 11 8 377 28 83 61 81 68 23 7 29 380
8 31 35 14 11 100 2 36 34 16 7 3 1 1 100 22 13 13 19 18 9 3 2 100 7 22 16 21 18 6 2 8 100
8. During your last year of high school, about how many hours did you spend in a typical 7-day week doing each of the following? a. Preparing for class (studying, hacadpr HSE 0 hours per week 21 3 10 doing homework, rehearsing, 1-5 hours per week 310 39 171 etc.) 6-10 hours per week 263 33 145 11-15 hours per week 108 14 70 16-20 hours per week 53 7 36 21-25 hours per week 20 3 17 26-30 hours per week 7 1 6 More than 30 hours per week 11 1 9 Total 793 100 464 b. Working for pay (before or hwork 0 hours per week 176 22 84 after school, weekends) 1-5 hours per week 84 11 48 6-10 hours per week 97 12 53 11-15 hours per week 128 16 84 16-20 hours per week 151 19 94 21-25 hours per week 97 12 64 26-30 hours per week 32 4 23 More than 30 hours per week 25 3 13 Total 790 100 463 c. Participating in co-curricular hcocurr 0 hours per week 95 12 59 activities (arts, clubs, athletics, 1-5 hours per week 207 26 141 etc.) 6-10 hours per week 115 14 62 11-15 hours per week 138 17 80 16-20 hours per week 117 15 66 21-25 hours per week 50 6 20 26-30 hours per week 20 3 12 More than 30 hours per week 53 7 25 Total 795 100 465
a
First generation is defined as no parent or guardian having graduated with a 4-year college degree.
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BCSSE 2008 Frequency Distributions
NSSEville State University
Gender
All Students
Variable Scale Response Options Count %
First Generationa
Male Yes
% Count %
Female
Count %
No
Count %
Count
d. Relaxing and socializing (watching TV, partying, etc.)
hsocial
0 hours per week 1-5 hours per week 6-10 hours per week 11-15 hours per week 16-20 hours per week 21-25 hours per week 26-30 hours per week More than 30 hours per week Total
6 131 226 141 122 62 24 79 791 10 192 303 287 792 13 382 293 102 790 245 479 53 13 790 40 352 292 106 790 11 253 400 125 789
1 17 29 18 15 8 3 10 100 1 24 38 36 100 2 48 37 13 100 31 61 7 2 100 5 45 37 13 100 1 32 51 16 100
3 90 150 73 69 34 13 31 463 5 98 185 175 463 8 205 187 63 463 164 275 16 7 462 21 201 169 72 463 6 145 236 75 462
1 19 32 16 15 7 3 7 100 1 21 40 38 100 2 44 40 14 100 35 60 3 2 100 5 43 37 16 100 1 31 51 16 100
3 35 69 63 48 27 11 46 302 5 91 105 103 304 5 164 98 35 302 69 193 36 6 304 18 141 115 29 303 5 100 153 45 303
1 12 23 21 16 9 4 15 100 2 30 35 34 100 2 54 32 12 100 23 63 12 2 100 6 47 38 10 100 2 33 50 15 100
3 51 85 56 47 27 7 30 306 3 80 118 106 307 3 142 118 43 306 95 181 22 9 307 9 130 127 41 307 4 85 165 52 306
1 17 28 18 15 9 2 10 100 1 26 38 35 100 1 46 39 14 100 31 59 7 3 100 3 42 41 13 100 1 28 54 17 100
3 62 109 67 56 28 11 42 378 6 89 134 150 379 9 192 140 38 379 113 238 24 3 378 21 180 136 42 379 5 142 178 53 378
1 16 29 18 15 7 3 11 100 2 23 35 40 100 2 51 37 10 100 30 63 6 1 100 6 47 36 11 100 1 38 47 14 100
9. During your last year of high school, about how often did you do each of the following? a. Asked questions in class or hclquest HSE Never contributed to class Sometimes discussions Often Very often Total b. Made a class presentation hclprese HSE Never Sometimes Often Very often Total c. Came to class without completing readings or assignments hclunpre Never Sometimes Often Very often Total d. Discussed grades or assignments with a teacher hfacgrad HSE Never Sometimes Often Very often Total e. Worked with other students on projects during class hclassgr HSE Never Sometimes Often Very often Total
a
First generation is defined as no parent or guardian having graduated with a 4-year college degree.
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BCSSE 2008 Frequency Distributions
NSSEville State University
Gender
All Students
Variable Scale Response Options Count %
First Generationa
Male Yes
% Count %
Female
Count %
No
Count %
Count
f. Worked with classmates outside of class to prepare class assignments
hoccgrp
HSE
Never Sometimes Often Very often Total Never Sometimes Often Very often Total Never Sometimes Often Very often Total
g. Prepared two or more drafts of a paper or assignment before turning it in
hrewropa
HSE
h. Had serious conversations with students of a different race or ehtnicity than your own
hdivrstu
i. Discussed ideas from your readings or classes with teachers outside of class
hfacidea
HSE
Never Sometimes Often Very often Total Never Sometimes Often Very often Total Never Sometimes Often Very often Total Never Sometimes Often Very often Total
j. Discussed ideas from your readings or classes with others outside of class (students, family members, etc.) k. Talked with a counselor, teacher, or other staff member about college or career plans
hoocidea
HSE
hfacplan
l. Had serious conversations with students who are very different from you in terms of their religious beliefs, political opinions, or personal values
hdiffstu
101 447 195 48 791 110 323 223 133 789 104 292 208 185 789 194 372 152 70 788 69 360 247 111 787 21 286 300 183 790 90 291 249 160 790
13 57 25 6 100 14 41 28 17 100 13 37 26 23 100 25 47 19 9 100 9 46 31 14 100 3 36 38 23 100 11 37 32 20 100
55 252 129 27 463 55 192 121 95 463 66 173 116 107 462 109 222 87 44 462 32 201 149 80 462 10 148 181 124 463 51 179 137 96 463
12 54 28 6 100 12 41 26 21 100 14 37 25 23 100 24 48 19 10 100 7 44 32 17 100 2 32 39 27 100 11 39 30 21 100
43 182 61 18 304 53 120 94 36 303 34 113 83 74 304 82 135 62 24 303 35 144 94 30 303 11 130 110 53 304 37 103 104 60 304
14 60 20 6 100 17 40 31 12 100 11 37 27 24 100 27 45 20 8 100 12 48 31 10 100 4 43 36 17 100 12 34 34 20 100
43 175 72 17 307 45 129 84 49 307 43 121 73 69 306 64 158 61 23 306 27 136 108 36 307 6 107 112 82 307 29 116 104 58 307
14 57 23 6 100 15 42 27 16 100 14 40 24 23 100 21 52 20 8 100 9 44 35 12 100 2 35 36 27 100 9 38 34 19 100
42 220 97 20 379 49 159 109 62 379 48 138 108 85 379 104 170 71 33 378 31 171 114 61 377 12 147 152 68 379 40 145 113 81 379
11 58 26 5 100 13 42 29 16 100 13 36 28 22 100 28 45 19 9 100 8 45 30 16 100 3 39 40 18 100 11 38 30 21 100
a
First generation is defined as no parent or guardian having graduated with a 4-year college degree.
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BCSSE 2008 Frequency Distributions
NSSEville State University
Gender
All Students
Variable Scale Response Options Count %
First Generationa
Male Yes
% Count %
Female
Count %
No
Count %
Count
m. Missed a day of school
hmisssch
Never Sometimes Often Very often Total No Yes Total 900 or lower 901 - 1000 1001 - 1100 1101 - 1200 1201 - 1300 1301 - 1400 1401 - 1600 Total
10. Did you take the SAT and/or ACT? a. SAT Composite Score (SAT/ACT scores convertd to SAT scale and recoded into categories)
hsatact
SAT_ACTr
99 577 89 24 789 2 781 783 89 142 145 124 74 15 49 638
13 73 11 3 100 0 100 100 14 22 23 19 12 2 8 100
55 341 55 12 463 1 461 462 49 91 86 69 47 11 13 366 216 48 41 34 26 95 460 129 45 54 48 42 140 458
12 74 12 3 100 0 100 100 13 25 23 19 13 3 4 100 47 10 9 7 6 21 100 28 10 12 10 9 31 100
42 217 32 12 303 0 300 300 35 46 57 53 25 4 36 256 160 32 23 21 18 50 304 58 30 31 29 28 128 304
14 72 11 4 100 0 100 100 14 18 22 21 10 2 14 100 53 11 8 7 6 16 100 19 10 10 10 9 42 100
45 210 41 11 307 1 305 306 32 71 54 52 30 4 4 247 172 31 23 19 8 52 305 78 41 31 37 18 100 305
15 68 13 4 100 0 100 100 13 29 22 21 12 2 2 100 56 10 8 6 3 17 100 26 13 10 12 6 33 100
41 292 33 13 379 0 375 375 39 48 77 63 40 11 44 322 162 40 31 30 31 84 378 89 26 45 29 45 143 377
11 77 9 3 100 0 100 100 12 15 24 20 12 3 14 100 43 11 8 8 8 22 100 24 7 12 8 12 38 100
11. During your high school years, how involved were you in the following activities at your school or elsewhere? a. Performing or visual arts hinvarts 1 Not involved 386 49 programs (band, chorus, 2 83 11 theater, art, etc.) 3 65 8 4 57 7 5 45 6 6 Highly involved 149 19 Total 785 100 b. Athletic teams (varsity, junior hinvathl 1 Not involved 192 25 varsity, club sport, etc.) 2 76 10 3 86 11 4 78 10 5 72 9 6 Highly involved 278 36 Total 782 100
a
First generation is defined as no parent or guardian having graduated with a 4-year college degree.
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BCSSE 2008 Frequency Distributions
NSSEville State University
Gender
All Students
Variable Scale Response Options Count %
First Generationa
Male Yes
% Count %
Female
Count %
No
Count %
Count
c. Student government
hstugov
1 Not involved 2 3 4 5 6 Highly involved Total 1 Not involved 2 3 4 5 6 Highly involved Total 1 Not involved 2 3 4 5 6 Highly involved Total 1 Not involved 2 3 4 5 6 Highly involved Total 1 Not involved 2 3 4 5 6 Highly involved Total
d. Publications (student newspaper, yearbook, etc.)
hinvpubs
e. Academic honor societies
hinvhono
f. Academic clubs (debate, mathematics, science, etc.)
hinvaccl
g. Vocational clubs (business, health, technology, etc.)
hinvvccl
574 68 56 34 16 32 780 536 79 70 29 16 51 781 470 58 67 56 59 71 781 538 63 77 49 25 29 781 583 57 57 33 20 32 782
74 9 7 4 2 4 100 69 10 9 4 2 7 100 60 7 9 7 8 9 100 69 8 10 6 3 4 100 75 7 7 4 3 4 100
325 40 35 21 13 24 458 281 56 50 23 10 37 457 265 33 29 36 44 50 457 324 33 49 23 17 13 459 356 29 29 13 14 18 459
71 9 8 5 3 5 100 61 12 11 5 2 8 100 58 7 6 8 10 11 100 71 7 11 5 4 3 100 78 6 6 3 3 4 100
234 27 18 12 2 8 301 240 20 19 6 6 12 303 190 24 36 19 15 19 303 198 28 27 26 8 15 302 212 26 26 19 6 13 302
78 9 6 4 1 3 100 79 7 6 2 2 4 100 63 8 12 6 5 6 100 66 9 9 9 3 5 100 70 9 9 6 2 4 100
225 22 21 15 5 14 302 202 23 34 13 8 23 303 196 18 22 19 21 30 306 216 15 33 26 8 7 305 220 20 26 12 10 15 303
75 7 7 5 2 5 100 67 8 11 4 3 8 100 64 6 7 6 7 10 100 71 5 11 9 3 2 100 73 7 9 4 3 5 100
284 34 25 11 7 15 376 265 43 29 12 5 22 376 202 34 40 30 32 36 374 242 43 35 21 16 18 375 291 31 21 14 8 12 377
76 9 7 3 2 4 100 70 11 8 3 1 6 100 54 9 11 8 9 10 100 65 11 9 6 4 5 100 77 8 6 4 2 3 100
a
First generation is defined as no parent or guardian having graduated with a 4-year college degree.
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BCSSE 2008 Frequency Distributions
NSSEville State University
Gender
All Students
Variable Scale Response Options Count %
First Generationa
Male Yes
% Count %
Female
Count %
No
Count %
Count
h. Religious youth groups
hrelgrp
1 Not involved 2 3 4 5 6 Highly involved Total 1 Not at all challenging 2 3 4 5 6 Extremely challenging Total
12. Overall, how academically challenging was your high school?
hacachal
577 58 35 45 28 42 785 10 44 195 316 190 29 784
74 7 4 6 4 5 100 1 6 25 40 24 4 100
328 33 19 32 21 28 461 7 13 107 191 125 19 462
71 7 4 7 5 6 100 2 3 23 41 27 4 100
234 24 15 10 7 13 303 3 30 82 115 61 10 301 0 15 56 84 79 45 12 8 299 53 31 73 60 45 26 5 5 298
77 8 5 3 2 4 100 1 10 27 38 20 3 100 0 5 19 28 26 15 4 3 100 18 10 24 20 15 9 2 2 100
233 18 10 16 13 15 305 4 15 73 125 76 12 305 0 15 50 75 79 56 22 5 302 30 22 70 71 61 31 11 5 301
76 6 3 5 4 5 100 1 5 24 41 25 4 100 0 5 17 25 26 19 7 2 100 10 7 23 24 20 10 4 2 100
260 33 22 25 13 25 378 5 22 87 148 102 14 378 0 12 53 113 101 52 27 20 378 78 54 77 86 49 23 4 4 375
69 9 6 7 3 7 100 1 6 23 39 27 4 100 0 3 14 30 27 14 7 5 100 21 14 21 23 13 6 1 1 100
13. During the coming school year, about how many hours do you think you will spend in a typical 7-day week doing each of the following? a. Preparing for class (studying, cacadpr EAE 0 hours per week 0 0 0 0 reading, writing, doing 1-5 hours per week 34 4 16 3 homework or lab work, 6-10 hours per week 124 16 63 14 analyzing data, rehearsing, and 11-15 hours per week 212 27 124 27 other academic activities) 16-20 hours per week 204 26 121 26 21-25 hours per week 125 16 77 17 26-30 hours per week 53 7 41 9 More than 30 hours per week 28 4 19 4 Total 780 100 461 100 b. Working for pay on- or offcwork 0 hours per week 16 66 14 121 campus 1-5 hours per week 89 11 55 12 6-10 hours per week 166 21 89 19 11-15 hours per week 179 23 115 25 16-20 hours per week 124 16 76 17 21-25 hours per week 63 8 37 8 26-30 hours per week 19 2 12 3 More than 30 hours per week 15 2 8 2 Total 776 100 458 100
a
First generation is defined as no parent or guardian having graduated with a 4-year college degree.
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BCSSE 2008 Frequency Distributions
NSSEville State University
Gender
All Students
Variable Scale Response Options Count %
First Generationa
Male Yes
% Count %
Female
Count %
No
Count %
Count
c. Participating in co-curricular activities (organizations, campus publications, student government, fraternity or sorority, intercollegiate or intramural sports, etc.)
ccocurr
d. Relaxing or socializing (watching TV, partying, etc.)
csocial
0 hours per week 1-5 hours per week 6-10 hours per week 11-15 hours per week 16-20 hours per week 21-25 hours per week 26-30 hours per week More than 30 hours per week Total 0 hours per week 1-5 hours per week 6-10 hours per week 11-15 hours per week 16-20 hours per week 21-25 hours per week 26-30 hours per week More than 30 hours per week Total
33 192 253 142 90 38 11 20 779 5 147 280 155 117 37 12 28 781 1 131 380 269 781 6 251 391 132 780 1 74 375 328 778
4 25 32 18 12 5 1 3 100 1 19 36 20 15 5 2 4 100 0 17 49 34 100 1 32 50 17 100 0 10 48 42 100
16 110 164 86 55 14 6 9 460 3 100 176 95 51 19 7 9 460 0 74 216 173 463 3 136 237 86 462 0 31 207 222 460
3 24 36 19 12 3 1 2 100 1 22 38 21 11 4 2 2 100 0 16 47 37 100 1 29 51 19 100 0 7 45 48 100
16 74 87 53 32 24 4 11 301 2 42 95 56 64 18 5 18 300 1 54 156 89 300 3 111 143 43 300 1 41 160 99 301
5 25 29 18 11 8 1 4 100 1 14 32 19 21 6 2 6 100 0 18 52 30 100 1 37 48 14 100 0 14 53 33 100
13 80 104 52 29 13 4 8 303 1 69 109 54 40 14 5 10 302 0 55 148 102 305 1 95 149 60 305 0 21 142 141 304
4 26 34 17 10 4 1 3 100 0 23 36 18 13 5 2 3 100 0 18 49 33 100 0 31 49 20 100 0 7 47 46 100
12 86 118 74 50 22 5 10 377 2 60 134 79 62 20 4 17 378 1 60 183 134 378 3 132 193 50 378 0 43 187 147 377
3 23 31 20 13 6 1 3 100 1 16 35 21 16 5 1 4 100 0 16 48 35 100 1 35 51 13 100 0 11 50 39 100
14. During the coming school year, about how often do you expect to do each of the following? a. Ask questions in class or cclquest EAE Never contribute to class discussions Sometimes Often Very often Total b. Make a class presentation cclprese EAE Never Sometimes Often Very often Total c. Work on a paper or project cintegra Never that requires integrating ideas Sometimes or information from various Often sources Very often Total
a
First generation is defined as no parent or guardian having graduated with a 4-year college degree.
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BCSSE 2008 Frequency Distributions
NSSEville State University
Gender
All Students
Variable Scale Response Options Count %
First Generationa
Male Yes
% Count %
Female
Count %
No
Count %
Count
d. Work with other students on projects during class
cclassgr
EAE
Never Sometimes Often Very often Total Never Sometimes Often Very often Total Never Sometimes Often Very often Total
e. Work with classmates outside of class to prepare class assignments
coccgrp
EAE
f. Put together ideas or concepts from different courses when completing assignments or during class discussions g. Discuss grades or assignments with an instructor
cintidea
cfacgrad
EAE
Never Sometimes Often Very often Total Never Sometimes Often Very often Total Never Sometimes Often Very often Total Never Sometimes Often Very often Total
h. Discuss ideas from your readings or classes with faculty members outside of class
cfacidea
EAE
i. Receive prompt feedback from faculty on your academic performance (written or oral)
cfacfeed
j. Work with faculty members on activities other than coursework (committees, orientation, student life activities, etc.)
cfacothe
25 288 334 133 780 7 210 353 209 779 3 152 376 251 782 4 234 353 190 781 34 340 289 119 782 12 206 398 161 777 33 364 296 82 775
3 37 43 17 100 1 27 45 27 100 0 19 48 32 100 1 30 45 24 100 4 43 37 15 100 2 27 51 21 100 4 47 38 11 100
18 170 189 84 461 4 115 208 134 461 1 70 219 173 463 2 127 207 126 462 20 204 167 72 463 5 128 230 98 461 16 210 174 59 459
4 37 41 18 100 1 25 45 29 100 0 15 47 37 100 0 27 45 27 100 4 44 36 16 100 1 28 50 21 100 3 46 38 13 100
7 111 140 43 301 3 90 139 68 300 2 79 147 72 300 2 105 137 56 300 13 132 114 41 300 6 74 159 60 299 17 151 109 22 299
2 37 47 14 100 1 30 46 23 100 1 26 49 24 100 1 35 46 19 100 4 44 38 14 100 2 25 53 20 100 6 51 36 7 100
13 100 132 58 303 2 80 143 78 303 1 60 155 89 305 2 89 130 83 304 9 146 106 44 305 5 78 154 66 303 11 138 120 34 303
4 33 44 19 100 1 26 47 26 100 0 20 51 29 100 1 29 43 27 100 3 48 35 14 100 2 26 51 22 100 4 46 40 11 100
9 151 164 55 379 4 101 173 100 378 1 70 180 127 378 2 116 180 80 378 20 159 141 59 379 6 99 197 76 378 18 190 130 40 378
2 40 43 15 100 1 27 46 26 100 0 19 48 34 100 1 31 48 21 100 5 42 37 16 100 2 26 52 20 100 5 50 34 11 100
a
First generation is defined as no parent or guardian having graduated with a 4-year college degree.
16
BCSSE 2008 Frequency Distributions
NSSEville State University
Gender
All Students
Variable Scale Response Options Count %
First Generationa
Male Yes
% Count %
Female
Count %
No
Count %
Count
k. Discuss ideas from your readings or classes with others outside of class (students, family members, co-workers, etc.) l. Have serious conversations with students of a different race or ethnicity than your own
coocidea
EAE
Never Sometimes Often Very often Total Never Sometimes Often Very often Total Never Sometimes Often Very often Total Never Sometimes Often Very often Total Never Sometimes Often Very often Total
cdivrstu
m. Try to better understand someone else's views by imagining how an issue looks from his or her perspective n. Learn something that changes the way you understand an issue or idea
cothrvie
cchngvie
o. Have serious conversations with students who are very different from you in terms of their religious beliefs, political opinions, or personal values
cdiffstu
20 290 327 140 777 14 223 336 201 774 3 165 364 241 773 4 135 353 281 773 17 202 312 243 774 17 41 213 255 158 92 776
3 37 42 18 100 2 29 43 26 100 0 21 47 31 100 1 17 46 36 100 2 26 40 31 100 2 5 27 33 20 12 100
9 165 198 90 462 8 129 198 126 461 0 81 211 167 459 0 64 203 192 459 7 112 176 165 460 8 19 120 151 103 61 462
2 36 43 19 100 2 28 43 27 100 0 18 46 36 100 0 14 44 42 100 2 24 38 36 100 2 4 26 33 22 13 100
10 121 120 48 299 6 91 130 71 298 3 82 144 70 299 4 69 144 81 298 10 85 128 75 298 9 20 92 98 53 29 301
3 40 40 16 100 2 31 44 24 100 1 27 48 23 100 1 23 48 27 100 3 29 43 25 100 3 7 31 33 18 10 100
8 108 133 54 303 5 81 139 76 301 0 56 144 101 301 0 48 128 126 302 7 76 115 103 301 3 13 93 95 66 34 304
3 36 44 18 100 2 27 46 25 100 0 19 48 34 100 0 16 42 42 100 2 25 38 34 100 1 4 31 31 22 11 100
6 153 150 70 379 6 115 155 101 377 0 88 176 113 377 1 68 184 122 375 5 104 154 115 378 6 21 93 127 79 53 379
2 40 40 18 100 2 31 41 27 100 0 23 47 30 100 0 18 49 33 100 1 28 41 30 100 2 6 25 34 21 14 100
15. During the coming school year, how certain are you that you will do the following? a. Study when there are other cotherint EAP 1 Not at all certain interesting things to do 2 3 4 5 6 Very certain Total
a
First generation is defined as no parent or guardian having graduated with a 4-year college degree.
17
BCSSE 2008 Frequency Distributions
NSSEville State University
Gender
All Students
Variable Scale Response Options Count %
First Generationa
Male Yes
% Count %
Female
Count %
No
Count %
Count
b. Find additional information for course assignments when you don't understand the material
cfindinfo
EAP
1 Not at all certain 2 3 4 5 6 Very certain Total 1 Not at all certain 2 3 4 5 6 Very certain Total 1 Not at all certain 2 3 4 5 6 Very certain Total 1 Not at all certain 2 3 4 5 6 Very certain Total 1 Not at all certain 2 3 4 5 6 Very certain Total
c. Participate regularly in course discussions, even when you don't feel like it
ccourdis
EAP
d. Ask instructors for help when you struggle with course assignments
caskinst
EAP
e. Finish something you have started when you encounter challenges
cfinish
EAP
f. Stay positive, even when you do poorly on a test assignment
cstaypos
EAP
6 24 91 228 257 170 776 8 54 188 255 164 108 777 5 17 80 173 236 263 774 3 6 57 181 287 241 775 6 26 86 233 220 204 775
1 3 12 29 33 22 100 1 7 24 33 21 14 100 1 2 10 22 30 34 100 0 1 7 23 37 31 100 1 3 11 30 28 26 100
3 6 38 131 165 120 463 6 29 96 150 113 69 463 1 6 38 85 148 184 462 0 2 27 98 183 153 463 2 16 51 135 130 129 463
1 1 8 28 36 26 100 1 6 21 32 24 15 100 0 1 8 18 32 40 100 0 0 6 21 40 33 100 0 3 11 29 28 28 100
3 18 50 95 86 49 301 2 23 90 101 49 36 301 4 11 41 86 85 72 299 3 3 29 81 101 82 299 4 8 34 93 88 72 299
1 6 17 32 29 16 100 1 8 30 34 16 12 100 1 4 14 29 28 24 100 1 1 10 27 34 27 100 1 3 11 31 29 24 100
1 9 37 90 99 68 304 4 21 73 98 72 37 305 3 8 27 60 90 116 304 1 1 25 68 106 104 305 3 7 34 93 84 84 305
0 3 12 30 33 22 100 1 7 24 32 24 12 100 1 3 9 20 30 38 100 0 0 8 22 35 34 100 1 2 11 30 28 28 100
4 13 38 116 119 89 379 2 25 94 122 76 60 379 1 5 44 93 116 119 378 2 3 24 87 144 118 378 1 14 46 112 106 99 378
1 3 10 31 31 23 100 1 7 25 32 20 16 100 0 1 12 25 31 31 100 1 1 6 23 38 31 100 0 4 12 30 28 26 100
a
First generation is defined as no parent or guardian having graduated with a 4-year college degree.
18
BCSSE 2008 Frequency Distributions
NSSEville State University
Gender
All Students
Variable Scale Response Options Count %
First Generationa
Male Yes
% Count %
Female
Count %
No
Count %
Count
16. During the coming school year, how difficult do you expect the following to be? a. Learning course material clearnma EAD 1 Not at all difficult 2 3 4 5 6 Very difficult Total b. Managing your time cmantime EAD 1 Not at all difficult 2 3 4 5 6 Very difficult Total c. Paying college expenses cpaycoll 1 Not at all difficult 2 3 4 5 6 Very difficult Total d. Getting help with school work cgethelp EAD 1 Not at all difficult 2 3 4 5 6 Very difficult Total e. Making new friends cmakefr 1 Not at all difficult 2 3 4 5 6 Very difficult Total
a
17 37 198 340 143 40 775 27 55 135 217 202 137 773 52 81 137 155 146 202 773 77 179 252 190 63 13 774 209 216 185 103 36 27 776
2 5 26 44 18 5 100 3 7 17 28 26 18 100 7 10 18 20 19 26 100 10 23 33 25 8 2 100 27 28 24 13 5 3 100
8 22 102 210 92 28 462 18 32 80 131 122 77 460 25 44 74 83 97 138 461 43 112 152 110 36 8 461 124 121 113 61 25 18 462
2 5 22 45 20 6 100 4 7 17 28 27 17 100 5 10 16 18 21 30 100 9 24 33 24 8 2 100 27 26 24 13 5 4 100
9 15 93 123 49 11 300 9 20 54 82 78 57 300 26 36 62 70 44 61 299 33 67 94 77 26 3 300 82 91 71 39 10 8 301
3 5 31 41 16 4 100 3 7 18 27 26 19 100 9 12 21 23 15 20 100 11 22 31 26 9 1 100 27 30 24 13 3 3 100
7 15 79 130 55 20 306 12 23 51 88 78 54 306 18 25 40 50 63 108 304 30 76 87 84 22 6 305 87 74 74 50 10 10 305
2 5 26 42 18 7 100 4 8 17 29 25 18 100 6 8 13 16 21 36 100 10 25 29 28 7 2 100 29 24 24 16 3 3 100
8 18 97 164 74 15 376 13 27 63 107 95 69 374 27 51 80 85 63 70 376 40 85 134 84 30 4 377 97 116 85 45 21 14 378
19
2 5 26 44 20 4 100 3 7 17 29 25 18 100 7 14 21 23 17 19 100 11 23 36 22 8 1 100 26 31 22 12 6 4 100
First generation is defined as no parent or guardian having graduated with a 4-year college degree.
BCSSE 2008 Frequency Distributions
NSSEville State University
Gender
All Students
Variable Scale Response Options Count %
First Generationa
Male Yes
% Count %
Female
Count %
No
Count %
Count
f. Interacting with faculty
cintfac
EAD
1 Not at all difficult 2 3 4 5 6 Very difficult Total
145 202 225 145 41 16 774 2 18 110 251 202 188 771 8 29 122 253 202 157 771 0 13 117 247 242 151 770 20 88 195 204 165 98 770
19 26 29 19 5 2 100 0 2 14 33 26 24 100 1 4 16 33 26 20 100 0 2 15 32 31 20 100 3 11 25 26 21 13 100
90 118 131 83 28 11 461 1 10 49 148 134 119 461 6 16 68 144 126 100 460 0 8 71 145 152 84 460 17 61 125 120 94 43 460
20 26 28 18 6 2 100 0 2 11 32 29 26 100 1 3 15 31 27 22 100 0 2 15 32 33 18 100 4 13 27 26 20 9 100
55 79 91 60 11 4 300 0 8 59 98 66 67 298 1 13 54 104 71 56 299 0 4 44 97 89 65 299 3 24 70 82 66 54 299
18 26 30 20 4 1 100 0 3 20 33 22 22 100 0 4 18 35 24 19 100 0 1 15 32 30 22 100 1 8 23 27 22 18 100
56 80 80 66 16 7 305 0 7 42 109 78 70 306 2 15 49 99 84 57 306 0 5 49 105 95 51 305 6 40 84 77 67 32 306
18 26 26 22 5 2 100 0 2 14 36 25 23 100 1 5 16 32 27 19 100 0 2 16 34 31 17 100 2 13 27 25 22 10 100
76 99 111 66 19 5 376 1 8 54 106 103 101 373 5 12 58 117 96 85 373 0 5 51 106 125 87 374 12 32 91 95 84 59 373
20
20 26 30 18 5 1 100 0 2 14 28 28 27 100 1 3 16 31 26 23 100 0 1 14 28 33 23 100 3 9 24 25 23 16 100
17. How prepared are you to do the following in your academic work at this college? a. Write clearly and effectively cgnwrite PAP 1 Not at all prepared 2 3 4 5 6 Very prepared Total b. Speak clearly and effectively cgnspeak PAP 1 Not at all prepared 2 3 4 5 6 Very prepared Total c. Think critically and analytically cgnanaly PAP 1 Not at all prepared 2 3 4 5 6 Very prepared Total d. Analyze math or quantitative problems cgnquant PAP 1 Not at all prepared 2 3 4 5 6 Very prepared Total
a
First generation is defined as no parent or guardian having graduated with a 4-year college degree.
BCSSE 2008 Frequency Distributions
NSSEville State University
Gender
All Students
Variable Scale Response Options Count %
First Generationa
Male Yes
% Count %
Female
Count %
No
Count %
Count
e. Use computing and information technology
cgncompt
PAP
1 Not at all prepared 2 3 4 5 6 Very prepared Total 1 Not at all prepared 2 3 4 5 6 Very prepared Total 1 Not at all prepared 2 3 4 5 6 Very prepared Total
f. Work effectively with others
cgnother
PAP
g. Learn effectively on your own
cgninq
PAP
5 35 148 207 239 137 771 4 4 56 178 260 268 770 3 16 73 185 271 222 770 9 14 89 250 234 173 769 2 4 34 124 222 383 769
1 5 19 27 31 18 100 1 1 7 23 34 35 100 0 2 9 24 35 29 100 1 2 12 33 30 22 100 0 1 4 16 29 50 100
4 22 90 127 142 76 461 3 0 24 94 160 179 460 2 6 37 106 173 136 460 4 5 46 144 156 107 462 1 0 10 60 142 248 461
1 5 20 28 31 16 100 1 0 5 20 35 39 100 0 1 8 23 38 30 100 1 1 10 31 34 23 100 0 0 2 13 31 54 100
1 12 55 77 94 60 299 1 3 31 81 97 86 299 1 9 34 76 96 83 299 5 8 42 103 78 65 301 1 4 24 60 79 134 302
0 4 18 26 31 20 100 0 1 10 27 32 29 100 0 3 11 25 32 28 100 2 3 14 34 26 22 100 0 1 8 20 26 44 100
0 14 53 78 99 62 306 2 2 20 59 115 108 306 1 5 31 76 105 88 306 4 4 27 109 92 69 305 1 0 9 50 78 167 305
0 5 17 25 32 20 100 1 1 7 19 38 35 100 0 2 10 25 34 29 100 1 1 9 36 30 23 100 0 0 3 16 26 55 100
5 15 71 99 122 62 374 1 0 26 97 114 135 373 1 9 31 79 137 116 373 3 7 51 112 116 88 377 0 2 20 63 117 176 378
21
1 4 19 26 33 17 100 0 0 7 26 31 36 100 0 2 8 21 37 31 100 1 2 14 30 31 23 100 0 1 5 17 31 47 100
18. How important is it to you that your college or university provides each of the following? a. A challenging academic cenvscho ICE 1 Not important experience 2 3 4 5 6 Very important Total b. Support to help you succeed academically cenvsupr ICE 1 Not important 2 3 4 5 6 Very important Total
a
First generation is defined as no parent or guardian having graduated with a 4-year college degree.
BCSSE 2008 Frequency Distributions
NSSEville State University
Gender
All Students
Variable Scale Response Options Count %
First Generationa
Male Yes
% Count %
Female
Count %
No
Count %
Count
c. Opportunities to interact with students from different economic, social, and racial or ethnic backgrounds
cenvdivr
ICE
1 Not important 2 3 4 5 6 Very important Total 1 Not important 2 3 4 5 6 Very important Total 1 Not important 2 3 4 5 6 Very important Total 1 Not important 2 3 4 5 6 Very important Total
d. Assistance coping with your non-academic responsibilities (work, family, etc.)
cenvnaca
ICE
e. Support to help you thrive socially
cenvsoca
ICE
f. Opportunities to attend campus events and activities
cenveven
ICE
7 18 94 222 210 220 771 20 40 123 255 192 136 766 20 35 98 235 211 168 767 11 12 68 199 236 244 770
1 2 12 29 27 29 100 3 5 16 33 25 18 100 3 5 13 31 28 22 100 1 2 9 26 31 32 100
2 6 43 126 139 147 463 9 16 63 147 127 96 458 9 19 52 134 141 104 459 5 6 30 110 149 162 462
0 1 9 27 30 32 100 2 3 14 32 28 21 100 2 4 11 29 31 23 100 1 1 6 24 32 35 100
5 11 50 94 69 73 302 11 22 60 105 64 40 302 11 15 45 98 70 63 302 6 6 37 85 87 81 302 65 120 72 25 14 296
2 4 17 31 23 24 100 4 7 20 35 21 13 100 4 5 15 32 23 21 100 2 2 12 28 29 27 100 22 41 24 8 5 100
5 6 36 88 77 94 306 4 16 40 116 70 57 303 7 13 37 100 85 63 305 4 8 21 83 87 102 305 61 102 83 42 15 303
2 2 12 29 25 31 100 1 5 13 38 23 19 100 2 4 12 33 28 21 100 1 3 7 27 29 33 100 20 34 27 14 5 100
1 10 49 115 106 97 378 15 20 71 117 92 61 376 12 18 56 114 96 79 375 6 3 41 99 117 112 378 74 162 94 28 14 372
0 3 13 30 28 26 100 4 5 19 31 24 16 100 3 5 15 30 26 21 100 2 1 11 26 31 30 100 20 44 25 8 4 100
19. About how much of your college expenses (tuition, fees, books, room & board) this year will be provided by each of the following sources? a. Scholarships and grants cschgr None 152 20 87 19 Less than half 292 39 169 37 Half or more 201 27 129 28 All or nearly all 75 10 50 11 Do not know 37 5 23 5 Total 757 100 458 100
a
First generation is defined as no parent or guardian having graduated with a 4-year college degree.
22
BCSSE 2008 Frequency Distributions
NSSEville State University
Gender
All Students
Variable Scale Response Options Count %
First Generationa
Male Yes
% Count %
Female
Count %
No
Count %
Count
b. Student loans
cstudlo
None Less than half Half or more All or nearly all Do not know Total None Less than half Half or more All or nearly all Do not know Total None Less than half Half or more All or nearly all Do not know Total No Yes Do not know Total C- or lower C C+ BB B+ AA Grades not used Total No Yes Uncertain Total
c. Parents/family
cparfam
d. Self (work on-campus or offcampus, savings)
cself
20. Did you receive a Federal Pell Grant?
cpell
21. What do you expect most of your grades will be at this college during the coming year? (Select only one.)
cgrades
22. Do you intend to graduate from this college?
cintgrad
184 262 156 79 78 759 104 214 186 178 79 761 149 379 76 38 105 747 266 103 397 766 0 5 14 52 216 231 161 73 3 755 21 628 122 771
24 35 21 10 10 100 14 28 24 23 10 100 20 51 10 5 14 100 35 13 52 100 0 1 2 7 29 31 21 10 0 100 3 81 16 100
106 160 94 49 52 461 72 134 95 114 46 461 93 233 47 23 60 456 160 70 231 461 0 1 9 31 140 148 83 41 1 454 11 387 66 464
23 35 20 11 11 100 16 29 21 25 10 100 20 51 10 5 13 100 35 15 50 100 0 0 2 7 31 33 18 9 0 100 2 83 14 100
78 100 61 30 26 295 32 80 90 62 33 297 56 145 29 14 44 288 106 32 164 302 0 4 5 21 73 83 78 32 2 298 10 238 55 303
26 34 21 10 9 100 11 27 30 21 11 100 19 50 10 5 15 100 35 11 54 100 0 1 2 7 24 28 26 11 1 100 3 79 18 100
55 105 70 36 35 301 60 93 66 48 35 302 44 160 30 19 44 297 92 56 156 304 0 3 5 25 78 95 61 28 0 295 7 253 46 306
18 35 23 12 12 100 20 31 22 16 12 100 15 54 10 6 15 100 30 18 51 100 0 1 2 8 26 32 21 9 0 100 2 83 15 100
114 135 64 29 31 373 32 102 105 113 24 376 91 186 34 15 44 370 154 31 193 378 0 2 8 21 108 114 82 38 3 376 11 308 61 380
23
31 36 17 8 8 100 9 27 28 30 6 100 25 50 9 4 12 100 41 8 51 100 0 1 2 6 29 30 22 10 1 100 3 81 16 100
a
First generation is defined as no parent or guardian having graduated with a 4-year college degree.
BCSSE 2008 Frequency Distributions
NSSEville State University
Gender
All Students
Variable Scale Response Options Count %
First Generationa
Male Yes
% Count %
Female
Count %
No
Count %
Count
23 What is the highest academic degree you intend to obtain at this or any college?
chighdeg
Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctoral degree Uncertain Total No Yes Total Arts and Humanities Biological Sciences Business Education Engineering Physical Science Professional Social Science Other Undecided Total No Yes Total None 1 2 3 4 or more Total Male Female Total No Yes Total
24. Do you know what your major will be? Recoded variable xmajcod1 into one of ten major categories listed at right
cmajor
xmajrcol
25. Are you, or will you be, a fulltime student this fall term? 26. How many of your close friends will attend this college during the coming year?
cenrlmen
cfriends
27. Your sex:
csex
28. Are you an international student or foreign national?
cinterna
6 214 260 140 141 761 177 580 757 52 37 71 109 15 18 115 59 71 0 547 13 753 766 330 153 109 63 114 769 304 465 769 753 11 764
1 28 34 18 19 100 23 77 100 10 7 13 20 3 3 21 11 13 0 100 2 98 100 43 20 14 8 15 100 40 60 100 99 1 100
1 133 164 81 80 459 89 369 458 27 27 18 85 2 6 98 44 37 0 344 9 452 461 217 95 61 36 54 463 0 465 465 451 8 459
0 29 36 18 17 100 19 81 100 8 8 5 25 1 2 28 13 11 0 100 2 98 100 47 21 13 8 12 100 0 100 100 98 2 100
5 81 94 59 60 299 88 209 297 25 10 51 24 13 12 17 15 34 0 201 4 298 302 112 57 47 27 60 303 304 0 304 300 3 303
2 27 31 20 20 100 30 70 100 12 5 25 12 6 6 8 7 17 0 100 1 99 100 37 19 16 9 20 100 100 0 100 99 1 100
4 98 101 49 53 305 63 238 301 23 19 23 49 0 3 51 27 27 0 222 5 300 305 127 62 45 24 49 307 109 197 306 302 3 305
1 32 33 16 17 100 21 79 100 10 9 10 22 0 1 23 12 12 0 100 2 98 100 41 20 15 8 16 100 36 64 100 99 1 100
2 98 131 79 64 374 95 281 376 21 17 42 43 14 13 51 27 36 0 264 7 371 378 181 70 52 28 48 379 158 221 379 372 4 376
1 26 35 21 17 100 25 75 100 8 6 16 16 5 5 19 10 14 0 100 2 98 100 48 18 14 7 13 100 42 58 100 99 1 100
a
First generation is defined as no parent or guardian having graduated with a 4-year college degree.
24
BCSSE 2008 Frequency Distributions
NSSEville State University
Gender
All Students
Variable Scale Response Options Count %
First Generationa
Male Yes
% Count %
Female
Count %
No
Count %
Count
29. What is your racial or ethnic identification? (Select only one.)
crace
American Indian or other Native American Asian, Asian American, or Pacific Islander Black or African American White (non-Hispanic) Mexican or Mexican American Puerto Rican Other Hispanic or Latino Multiracial Other I prefer not to respond Total
5 29 65 575 14 16 14 21 7 22 768 415 307 47 769 411 296 61 768 220 219 137 87 53 46 762
1 4 8 75 2 2 2 3 1 3 100 54 40 6 100 54 39 8 100 29 29 18 11 7 6 100
2 16 41 344 9 12 8 16 5 11 464 268 173 22 463 265 165 32 462 136 135 79 57 29 24 460
0 3 9 74 2 3 2 3 1 2 100 58 37 5 100 57 36 7 100 30 29 17 12 6 5 100
3 13 24 229 5 4 6 5 2 11 302 145 133 25 303 143 131 29 303 84 84 57 29 24 21 299
1 4 8 76 2 1 2 2 1 4 100 48 44 8 100 47 43 10 100 28 28 19 10 8 7 100
3 13 27 221 11 6 5 10 3 7 306 308 0 0 308 308 0 0 308 114 81 50 30 21 9 305
1 4 9 72 4 2 2 3 1 2 100 100 0 0 100 100 0 0 100 37 27 16 10 7 3 100
2 14 17 308 2 6 5 9 2 14 379 85 295 0 380 97 283 0 380 87 111 70 48 27 34 377
1 4 4 81 1 2 1 2 1 4 100 22 78 0 100 26 74 0 100 23 29 19 13 7 9 100
30. Please indicate whether your parents completed a 4-year college degree. a. Mother (or guardian) cmothred Did not complete 4-year degree Completed 4-year degree Do not know Total b. Father (or guardian) cfathred Did not complete 4-year degree Completed 4-year degree Do not know Total 31. How far is your home from cdistanc 20 miles or less this college? 21-50 miles 51-100 miles 101-200 miles 201-400 miles more than 400 miles Total
a
First generation is defined as no parent or guardian having graduated with a 4-year college degree.
25
NSSEville State University
BCSSE 2008 Mean Scale Scores and Selected Student Comparisons
Interpreting the Mean Scale Scores and Selected Student Comparisons
Scale
The BCSSE scale appears in the left column of the report.
Variable Name
The variable name of the scale as it appears in the data file and codebook.
Institution-Level
Results for each item for the institution overall.
Selected Student Comparisons
Results for each item by gender and firstgeneration status.
BCSSE 2008 Mean Scale Scores and Selected Student Comparisons
NSSEville State University
Gender Comparisons All Students
Means
N Female Male
First Generationd Comparisons
Means
Yes No
Tests of mean differences
Sig b Effect size c
Tests of mean differences
Sig b Effect size c
BCSSE Scales a
High School Academic Engagement Engagement in educationally relevant behaviors during high school
Variable
Mean
SD
HS_acad
5.31
1.35
1,440
5.48
5.09
***
.29
5.04
5.43
***
-.29
Mean
The unweighted scale mean is reported overall for the institution, as well as by gender and firstgeneration status
Statistical Significance
Items with mean differences that are larger than would be expected by chance alone are noted with one, two, or three asterisks, referring to three significance levels (p<.05, p< .01, and p<.001). The smaller the significance level, the smaller the likelihood that the difference is due to chance. Statistical significance does not guarantee the result is substantive or important. Large sample sizes tend to generate more statistically significant results even though the magnitude of mean differences may be inconsequential. It is recommended to consult effect sizes to judge the practical meaning of the results.
Effect Size
Effect size indicates the "practical significance" of the mean difference. It is calculated by dividing the mean difference by the pooled standard deviation. In practice, an effect size of .2 is often considered small, .5 moderate, and .8 large.
BCSSE 2008 Mean Scale Scores and Selected Student Comparisons
NSSEville State University
Gender Comparisons All Students
Means
N Female Male
First-Generationd Comparisons
Means
FG Non-FG
Tests of mean differences
Sig b Effect size c
Tests of mean differences
Sig b Effect size c
BCSSE Scales a
High School Academic Engagement (HSE) Engagement in educationally relevant behaviors during the last year of high school. Expected Academic Engagement (EAE) Expected engagement in educationally relevant behaviors during the first year of college. Expected Academic Perseverance (EAP) Student certainty that they will persist in the face of academic adversity. Expected Academic Difficulty (EAD) Expected academic difficulty during the first year of college. Perceived Academic Preparation (PAP) Student perception of their academic preparation. Importance of Campus Environment (ICE) Student-rated importance that the institution provides a challenging and supportive environment.
a b c
Variable
Mean
SD
HS_acad
5.31
1.36
798
5.47
5.04
***
.32
5.32
5.28
.03
Exp_acad
6.10
1.56
798
6.21
5.89
**
.21
6.13
6.05
.05
Acad_per
6.98
1.62
798
7.22
6.63
***
.37
7.04
7.03
.01
Acad_dif
4.90
1.61
798
4.93
4.84
.05
4.93
4.84
.06
Acad_prep
6.99
1.52
798
7.02
6.96
.04
6.97
7.11
-.09
Imp_env
7.30
1.66
798
7.55
6.94
***
.37
7.38
7.20
.11
Scale scores are expressed in 0 (minimum) to 10 (maximum) point scales. See the following page for complete scale descriptions and component items. T-test results (2-tailed): * p<.05, ** p<.01, *** p<.001. The smaller the significance level, the less likely that the difference is due to chance.
Effect size is the mean difference divided by pooled standard deviation. It indicates the practical significance of the mean difference (approx. .2 is considered small, .5 moderate, and .8 large). A positive sign indicates that at your institution, females score higher than males, or first-generation students scored higher than non-first-generation students.
d
First generation is defined as no parent or guardian having graduated with a 4-year college degree.
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BCSSE 2008 Scale Descriptions
BCSSE Scales
The following BCSSE scales were constructed by converting the responses for each item to a 0-10 range. A mean scale score was then calculated for each student. Below is a brief description of each scale with the component BCSSE items in parentheses. Engagement in educationally relevant behaviors during the last year of high school. Expected engagement in educationally relevant behaviors during the first year of college. Student certainty that they will persist in the face of academic adversity. Expected academic difficulty during the first year of college. Student perception of their academic preparation. Student-rated importance that the institution provides a challenging and supportive environment. hreadasg, hwrite5, hwrite5m, hacadpr, hclquest, hclprese, hfacgrad, hclassgr, hoccgrp, hrewropa, hfacidea, hoocidea cacadpr, cclquest, cclprese, cfacgrad, cclassgr, coccgrp, cfacidea, coocidea cotherint, cfindinfo, ccourdis, caskinst, cfinish, cstaypos clearnma, cmantime, cgethelp, cintfac cgnwrite, cgnspeak, cgnanaly, cgnquant, cgncompt, cgnother, cgninq cenvscho, cenvsupr, cenvdivr, cenvnaca, cenvsoca, cenveven
High School Academic Engagement (HSE)
Expected Academic Engagement (EAE)
Expected Academic Perseverance (EAP)
Expected Academic Difficulty (EAD)
Perceived Academic Preparation (PAP)
Importance of Campus Environment (ICE)
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